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3: Advanced Settings

This chapter provides information on how to change advanced settings.

The advanced settings enable you to configure various aspects of the

device such as Wi-Fi settings, WAN settings, router settings, etc.

Hotspot software

Download (backup) and restore settings

The mobile hotspot allows you to download (backup) and restore your

hotspot (router) settings. This is useful if you have more than one device

and you want the same settings on both, or to save your settings before

doing a factory reset or changing the settings.

To download (backup) hotspot settings:

1.

On the Homepage, log in as Administrator.

2.

Click

Settings > General > Software and Reset

.

3.

In the Download / Backup Settings section, click

Save

. By default, the

file (export.cfg) is saved to your Downloads folder.

To restore hotspot settings:

1.

On the Homepage, log in as Administrator.

2.

Click

Settings > General > Software and Reset

.

3.

In the Restore Settings section, click

Choose File

.

4.

Navigate to the file store. (By default, hotspot setting files are saved

to your Downloads folder.)

5.

Click

Open

to restore your hotspot with the imported file settings.

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Manage Wi-Fi

Set Wi-Fi network options

To set the Wi-Fi network options:

1.

On the Unite Manager homepage, log in as Administrator.

2.

Click

Wi-Fi > Options

.

3.

Select the desired options:

·

Channel (Main Wi-Fi and Secondary Wi-Fi) — The Wi-Fi channel being used. The

recommended value is Auto, which chooses the channel that will provide the

least interference.

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RTS Threshold — The smallest packet size (in bytes) used by the Request to

Send/Clear to Send handshaking protocol. The recommended value is 2347. If

you are experiencing inconsistent data flow, you can make minor changes to this

value to try to alleviate the problem.

·

Fragmentation Threshold — The largest allowable size (in bytes) for a packet. If

the packet is larger than this, it is sent in multiple packets, which can affect

network performance. It is recommended to keep this value as large as possible

(up to 2346).

·

Broadcast Network Name — If you select

Show

, your Wi-Fi network name

(SSID) will be broadcast to everyone nearby. (Select

Hide

if you do not want it

broadcast.)

4.

Click

Submit

. (Submit button appears once you make a selection.)

Set MAC filter mode

MAC (Media Access Control) filtering enables you to block unauthorized Wi-Fi devices

from accessing your Wi-Fi network (

Block list

on page 49), or permit only authorized

Wi-Fi devices to access the network (

Allow list

on page 50), based on each device’s

MAC address.

Note:

Only one list can be active at any time — either the block (black) list or the allow (white)

list.

Note:

The MAC filtering black list is also referred to as the block list. See

View / block connected

users

on page 25 for another method of blocking connected devices.

Block list

To block devices from connecting to your Main or Guest Wi-Fi networks (black list):

1.

On the Homepage, log in as Administrator.

2.

Click

Wi-Fi > Mac Filter

.

3.

From the MAC Filter Mode drop-down menu, select

Black list

.

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Either:

·

Enter the MAC Address of the device and click

, or

·

If the device is currently connected, click the device in the Devices Connected

listing (on the left-side panel) and then click

Block

.

5.

Click

Submit

. (Submit button appears once you make a selection.)

To unblock a device so it can connect to your Wi-Fi network:

1.

On the Homepage, log in as Administrator.

2.

Click

Settings > Wi-Fi > Mac Filter

.

3.

Click

beside the device.

Allow list

To create a list of devices that are allowed to connect to your Wi-Fi network (white

list):

1.

On the Homepage, log in as Administrator.

2.

Click

Settings > Wi-Fi > Mac Filter

.

3.

From the MAC Filter Mode drop-down menu, select

White list

.

4.

Click

beside the device.

5.

Click

Submit

. (Submit button appears once you make a selection.)

Security

Enable SIM security

If desired, you can create another level of security by setting up a PIN number that must

be entered before you can view the information available to an Administrator or change

the mobile hotspot settings on the Homepage.

If you set up a PIN number, when you go to the Homepage and log in, you will be asked

to enter the PIN number before you can access the homepage as an Administrator.

To enable SIM security:

1.

On the Homepage, log in as Administrator.

2.

Click

Settings > Network > SIM Security

.